Passport renewal confused.
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Passport renewal confused.
Hi i am filling out a renewal and am confused about a couple of things.
1) countersignatory. This is not clear whether i need one. If my appearance hasn't changed significantly (don't think so), i don't need one right?
2) supporting documents. Do i need them for a renewal.
3) name change. I haven't changed it since the last passport. Is that what they mean?
1) countersignatory. This is not clear whether i need one. If my appearance hasn't changed significantly (don't think so), i don't need one right?
2) supporting documents. Do i need them for a renewal.
3) name change. I haven't changed it since the last passport. Is that what they mean?
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Re: Passport renewal confused.
Hi i am filling out a renewal and am confused about a couple of things.
1) countersignatory. This is not clear whether i need one. If my appearance hasn't changed significantly (don't think so), i don't need one right?
2) supporting documents. Do i need them for a renewal.
3) name change. I haven't changed it since the last passport. Is that what they mean?
1) countersignatory. This is not clear whether i need one. If my appearance hasn't changed significantly (don't think so), i don't need one right?
2) supporting documents. Do i need them for a renewal.
3) name change. I haven't changed it since the last passport. Is that what they mean?
2. As far as I can remember you send the fee, the application form, photographs and old passport for a renewal if nothing has changed ie you've got married.
3. Correct.
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Re: Passport renewal confused.
[QUOTE=Jerseygirl;10117688]1. Correct.
2. As far as I can remember you send the fee, the application form, photographs and old passport for a renewal if nothing has changed ie you've got married.
3. Correct.[/QUO
Thanks Jerseygirl for your quick reply. They are so unclear on some of these, especially the countersignatory. I filled out the new smartform online and the parts that are not required for you to fill out are faded. This one is not so was difficult for me to send in, felt wrong. They had no notes attached either.
Anyway off i go to mail
2. As far as I can remember you send the fee, the application form, photographs and old passport for a renewal if nothing has changed ie you've got married.
3. Correct.[/QUO
Thanks Jerseygirl for your quick reply. They are so unclear on some of these, especially the countersignatory. I filled out the new smartform online and the parts that are not required for you to fill out are faded. This one is not so was difficult for me to send in, felt wrong. They had no notes attached either.
Anyway off i go to mail
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Mail Passport renewal
What's the best way to mail passport renewal application to Washington?
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Do you want fastest, cheapest, most reliable or what it says on the instructions?
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Don't need to many threads on this topic, so merged the other one into this, considering you already asked the question in this thread.
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Re: Mail Passport renewal
(sorry i wanted to mail it today so i reposted new thread to get a quick answer.
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Fedex & UPS will do overnight delivery to DC, at a cost, and in my experience are very reliable, but here is the recommendation:
http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/help-fo...-apply/usa#how
I would think USPS registered post is cheaper and just as reliable, if slower.
http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/help-fo...-apply/usa#how
I would think USPS registered post is cheaper and just as reliable, if slower.
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Re: Passport renewal confused.
Fedex & UPS will do overnight delivery to DC, at a cost, and in my experience are very reliable, but here is the recommendation:
http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/help-fo...-apply/usa#how
I would think USPS registered post is cheaper and just as reliable, if slower.
http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/help-fo...-apply/usa#how
I would think USPS registered post is cheaper and just as reliable, if slower.
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Re: Passport renewal confused.
Thanks Rich. Do you happen to know what registered post means? Probably not tracking which i'm thinking about. I prefer UPS but usually they are expensive. I hate my local P.O. the woman there is horrid. Doesn't seem to like me asking questions. I'm leaning towards either UPS or Registered Post.
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Speed of postage is a waste of time. It'll still generally be a couple of weeks sitting around at the other end before it gets opened and credit details charged, then you've got the 4-7 weeks for passport processing.
So saving a day or too on postage is a waste of extra money on speed.
So saving a day or too on postage is a waste of extra money on speed.
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Re: Passport renewal confused.
Speed of postage is a waste of time. It'll still generally be a couple of weeks sitting around at the other end before it gets opened and credit details charged, then you've got the 4-7 weeks for passport processing.
So saving a day or too on postage is a waste of extra money on speed.
So saving a day or too on postage is a waste of extra money on speed.
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That 4 weeks is the time for processing, once they've charged your card.